The Difference Between Lay and Lie Verbs in English Grammar
From
Real Good Grammar, Too
By
Mamie Webb Hixon
Created by Kathy Conforti Carey
Edited by Mamie Webb Hixon
January 22, 2012
Which word should you use?
Do not confuse the transitive verb
LAY
(which has
an object) with the intransitive
LIE
(which does
not)
.
The principal parts of
LAY
are
lay
lays
laying
laid
(has) laid
We will
LAY
(put down) the new carpet next
week.
When
LAYING
(putting down) tile, you must be
careful to get it straight.
Someone has
LAID
(placed) my keys in the
wrong place.
I must have
LAID
(placed) my brush down
somewhere yesterday.
I’m always
LAYING
(placing) things down and
forgetting where I
LAID
(placed) them.
The principal parts of
LIE
are
lie
lies
lying
lay
(has) lain
Small children should
LIE
(recline) down for a
nap after lunch.
The baby
LAY
(reclined) awake and cried all
night.
The cicada hoard
HAS LAIN (
rested)
dormant for
years, awaiting the right time to strike.
I found your keys
LYING
(resting) under the
couch.
The first command my dog learned was “
LIE
(recline) down, Spike.”
The robber told the bank tellers and the customers
to
LIE
(recline) down on the floor.
Though some trained professionals and students
claim to have learned that inanimate
objects/things cannot lie (rest) – that only people
lie (rest) – no such rule exists.
Trees were
LYING
on the ground after the
hurricane.
Tourists can be seen
LYING
on the beach getting
suntans.
Your keys are
LYING
on the desk.
• I (layed/laid) the book on the table yesterday.
I
LAID
the book on the table yesterday.
• I think I will (lay/lie) down and take a nap.
I think I will
LIE
down and take a nap.
• My cat is (laying/lying) in its bed.
My cat is
LYING
on its bed.
• The book is (laying/lying) on the table.
The book is
LAYING
on the table.
• I (lay/laid) around all day yesterday.
I
LAY
around all day yesterday.
• You’re (laying/lying) on my blanket.
You’re
LYING
on my table.
Learn the distinction between the transitive verb "lay" and the intransitive verb "lie" in English grammar, along with their principal parts and usage examples. Avoid confusion by understanding when to use "lay" and "lie" correctly in different contexts.
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From Real Good Grammar, Too By Mamie Webb Hixon Created by Kathy Conforti Carey Edited by Mamie Webb Hixon January 22, 2012
Which word should you use? Do not confuse the transitive verb LAY(which has an object) with the intransitive LIE (which does not).
The principal parts of LAYare lay lays laying laid (has) laid
When LAYING (putting down) tile, you must be careful to get it straight.
Someone has LAID (placed) my keys in the wrong place.
I must have LAID (placed) my brush down somewhere yesterday.
Im always LAYING (placing) things down and forgetting where I LAID (placed) them.
The principal parts of LIE are lie lies lying lay (has) lain
Small children should LIE (recline) down for a nap after lunch.
The cicada hoard HAS LAIN (rested) dormant for years, awaiting the right time to strike.
The first command my dog learned was LIE (recline) down, Spike.
The robber told the bank tellers and the customers to LIE (recline) down on the floor.
Though some trained professionals and students claim to have learned that inanimate objects/things cannot lie (rest) that only people lie (rest) no such rule exists.
Trees were LYING on the ground after the hurricane.
I (layed/laid) the book on the table yesterday. I LAID the book on the table yesterday. I think I will (lay/lie) down and take a nap. I think I will LIE down and take a nap. My cat is (laying/lying) in its bed. My cat is LYING on its bed.
The book is (laying/lying) on the table. The book is LAYING on the table. I (lay/laid) around all day yesterday. I LAY around all day yesterday. You re (laying/lying) on my blanket. You re LYING on my table.
